atelier & salon HASHIMAYA — Restaurant in Kurashiki

we came here at around 14:15 expecting for a late lunch, got our seats at 14:20 and started reading through the lunch menu. Until at 14:30, we were told that lunch menu is only only available till 14:00. we did our research and even tried to translate japanese comments before visiting, expected to try their savory dish, and there wasn’t anywhere that stated lunch is only served until 14:00 (even the lunch menu itself). what frustrated us is that staff did not mention anything when bringing us to our seats, until 10 minutes later when she serve us water she told us to better leave if we are looking for lunch.

we ended up ordering a parfait and a drink (because we already got seated and served water), and it took more than 30 minutes to be served.

another thing is the menu may not include all informations about the food item. the lemon parfait that we ordered, written on menu lemon & yogurt, definitely has caramelised almonds in it. if you’re someone with food allergies, like me, you better be careful and ask before ordering. if not, you may end up paying but not able to enjoy the food at all. or worse, end up with a severe...

A gem of a cafe. It’s back in an alley, and you can pass it if you’re not careful, but a must visit when you’re in the area. The ambiance is great, with a nice big open space. The staff was super friendly. But the star of the show is their basque cheesecake. It’s the best I’ve ever had. They serve it warm with local grapes. Order a coffee with it and just let your worries melt away. It’s made in house and is just...

We ordered the hamburger curry rice set. Their curry is NOT worth the price u pay. It was luke warm, not spicy … not even their chilli powder. But I loved the choc tea, smells & taste like choc TEA! Exactly not heavy like hot choc. This place is hard to found, it’s located in a very small lane easily missed. However, u van u go thru via the furniture store…there u go onto open their little via wooden stairs from...